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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Vinesh Pallen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kapil Chhabra, Milpitas, CA (US);
Artiom Shamis, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Tito Thomas, San Jose, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method synchronizes network data for a device registered to a user. The network data includes a list of a plurality of known wireless networks and authentication data associated with each of the known wireless networks. The method includes establishing a connection to a server of a synchronization network. The method includes transmitting identification data to the server. The identification data indicates the network data corresponding to the user to which the device is registered. The method includes receiving the list of known wireless networks from the server via the synchronization network. The method includes receiving a secure file including the authentication data from the server via the synchronization network.